Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Norman Window Frame
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Debtors' Prison
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Middleham Jewel
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- A New University
- King Edward III and York
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Walmgate Bar
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Industrial Upheaval
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey